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A readily accessible multifunctional probe: simultaneous recognition of the cation ZN²⁺ and the anion F⁻ via distinguishable wavelengths (2017)
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Zeng, L., Zhao, J. L., Mu, L., Zeng, X., Wei, G., Redshaw, C., & Jin, Z. (2017). A readily accessible multifunctional probe: simultaneous recognition of the cation ZN²⁺ and the anion F⁻ via distinguishable wavelengths. 880-01 Wu ji hua xue xue bao = Journal of inorganic chemistry, 33(5), 769-778. https://doi.org/10.11862/CJIC.2017.076

The probe 1 was readily prepared via condensation of 8-formyl-7-hydroxy-coumarin and carbonic dihydrazide in a one-step procedure. Probe 1 exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity towards Zn²⁺ and F⁻ through a “turn-on” fluorescence response and/or... Read More about A readily accessible multifunctional probe: simultaneous recognition of the cation ZN²⁺ and the anion F⁻ via distinguishable wavelengths.

Synthesis and fluorescence emission properties of D-π-D monomers based on dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene (2017)
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Wang, C.-Z., Do, J.-H., Akther, T., Feng, X., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2017). Synthesis and fluorescence emission properties of D-π-D monomers based on dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene. Journal of Luminescence, 188(388), 388-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.04.060

We herein present four highly fluorescent and stable D-π-D monomers (2), which were designed and synthesized using different types of aryl substituent as the donor via a Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction. We have studied these four symmetrical chromop... Read More about Synthesis and fluorescence emission properties of D-π-D monomers based on dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene.

Organoaluminium complexes derived from Anilines or Schiff bases for ring opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone, delta-valerolactone and rac-lactide (2017)
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Mo, S., Prior, T. J., Al-Khafaj, Y., Zhao, K.-Q., Wang, X., Elsegood, M. R., Elsegood, M. R. J., Wang, X., Zhao, K.-Q., Al-Khafaji, Y., Mo, S., Prior, T., Elsegood, M., & Redshaw, C. (2017). Organoaluminium complexes derived from Anilines or Schiff bases for ring opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone, delta-valerolactone and rac-lactide. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017(13), 1951-1965. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201601415

Reaction of R¹R²CHN=CH(3,5-tBu₂C₆H₂-OH-2) (R¹ = R² = Me L¹H; R¹ = Me, R² = Ph L²H; R¹ = R2 = Ph L³H) with one equivalent of R³3Al (R³ = Me, Et) afforded [(L¹-³)AlR³₂] (L¹, R³ = Me 1, R³ = Et 2; L², R³ = Me 3, R³ = Et 4; L³ R³ = Me 5, R³ = Et 6); comp... Read More about Organoaluminium complexes derived from Anilines or Schiff bases for ring opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone, delta-valerolactone and rac-lactide.

Synthesis and Structure of 1,2-Dimethylene[2.10]metacyclophane and Its Conversion into Chiral [10]Benzenometacyclophanes: Synthesis and Structure of 1,2-Dimethylene[2.10]metacyclophane and Its Conversion into Chiral [10]Benzenometacyclophanes (2017)
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Thuéry, P., Islam, M. M., Akther, T., Islam, M. M., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Thuery, P., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2017). Synthesis and Structure of 1,2-Dimethylene[2.10]metacyclophane and Its Conversion into Chiral [10]Benzenometacyclophanes: Synthesis and Structure of 1,2-Dimethylene[2.10]metacyclophane and Its Conversion into Chiral [10]Benzenometacyclophanes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017(13), 1721-1726. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201601647

Bromination of 5,21-di-tert-butyl-8,24-dimethoxy-1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophan-1-ene (MCP-1-ene; 1) with benzyltrimethylammonium tribromide exclusively afforded 1,2-bis(bromomethyl)-5,21-di-tert-butyl-8,24-dimethoxy[2.10]MCP-1-ene (2). Debrominatio... Read More about Synthesis and Structure of 1,2-Dimethylene[2.10]metacyclophane and Its Conversion into Chiral [10]Benzenometacyclophanes: Synthesis and Structure of 1,2-Dimethylene[2.10]metacyclophane and Its Conversion into Chiral [10]Benzenometacyclophanes.

Synthesis and conformations of [2.n]metacyclophan-1-ene epoxides and their conversion to [n.1]metacyclophanes (2017)
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Akther, T., Islam, M. M., Rahman, S., Georghiou, P. E., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2017). Synthesis and conformations of [2.n]metacyclophan-1-ene epoxides and their conversion to [n.1]metacyclophanes. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 15(16), 3519-3527. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7OB00400A

A series of syn- and anti-[2.n]metacyclophan-1-enes have been prepared in good yields by McMurry cyclizations of 1,n-bis(5-tert-butyl-3-formyl-2-methoxyphenyl)alkanes. Significantly, acid catalyzed rearrangements of [2.n]metacyclophan-1-enes afforded... Read More about Synthesis and conformations of [2.n]metacyclophan-1-ene epoxides and their conversion to [n.1]metacyclophanes.

Supramolecular assembly of cucurbit[6]uril and N-butyl-4-pyrrolidinopyridine (2017)
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Hou, H.-B., Gao, Z.-Z., Bai, D., Tao, Z., Prior, T. J., Redshaw, C., & Xiao, X. (2017). Supramolecular assembly of cucurbit[6]uril and N-butyl-4-pyrrolidinopyridine. Supramolecular chemistry, 29(9), 680-685. https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2017.1304549

The nature of the supramolecular host-guest complex involving 4-pyrrolidinopyridine (BuPC4) and cucurbit[6]uril (Q[6]) has been investigated by NMR and UV spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography and isothermal titration calor... Read More about Supramolecular assembly of cucurbit[6]uril and N-butyl-4-pyrrolidinopyridine.

Alkyl substituted cucurbit[6]uril assisted competitive fluorescence recognition of lysine and methionine in aqueous solution (2017)
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Bai, Q., Zhang, S., Chen, H., Sun, T., Redshaw, C., Zhang, J.-X., Ni, X.-L., Wei, G., & Tao, Z. (2017). Alkyl substituted cucurbit[6]uril assisted competitive fluorescence recognition of lysine and methionine in aqueous solution. ChemistrySelect, 2(8), 2569-2573. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201700053

The use of competitive ratiometric fluorescence indicator displacement chemosensors derived from two alkyl substituted cucurbit[6]uril-based host-guest complexes is reported. In particular, the differing binding abilities of two cucurbit[6]uril deriv... Read More about Alkyl substituted cucurbit[6]uril assisted competitive fluorescence recognition of lysine and methionine in aqueous solution.

Synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of pyrene–based [5]helicenes : an experimental and theoretical study (2017)
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Thuéry, P., Wang, C.-Z., Kihara, R., Feng, X., Thuery, P., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2017). Synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of pyrene–based [5]helicenes : an experimental and theoretical study. ChemistrySelect, 2(4), 1436-1441. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201601327

Pyrene-cored [5]helicenes were prepared by a facile, efficient Wittig reaction and an intramolecular photocyclization reaction utilising 2,7-di-tert-butylpyrene-4-carbaldehyde and naphthalene/pyrene-based phosphorus ylides. Optical properties based o... Read More about Synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of pyrene–based [5]helicenes : an experimental and theoretical study.

Multimetallic lithium complexes derived from the acids Ph₂C(X)CO₂H (X = OH, NH₂) : synthesis, structure and ring opening polymerization of lactides and lactones (2017)
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Al-Khafaji, Y. F., Prior, T. J., Horsburgh, L., Elsegood, M. R. J., & Redshaw, C. (2017). Multimetallic lithium complexes derived from the acids Ph₂C(X)CO₂H (X = OH, NH₂) : synthesis, structure and ring opening polymerization of lactides and lactones. ChemistrySelect, 2(2), 759-768. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201602029

Reaction of LiOR (R=t-Bu, Ph) with the acids 2,2/-Ph₂C(X)(CO₂H), X=OH (benzH), NH₂ (dpgH) was investigated. For benzH, one equivalent LiOt-Bu in THF afforded [Li(benz)]2⋅2THF (1⋅2THF), which adopts a 1D chain structure. If acetonitrile is used (mild... Read More about Multimetallic lithium complexes derived from the acids Ph₂C(X)CO₂H (X = OH, NH₂) : synthesis, structure and ring opening polymerization of lactides and lactones.

A study of the interaction between inverted cucurbit[7]uril and symmetric viologens (2017)
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Gao, Z., Chen, L., Gao, Z.-Z., Bai, D., Chen, L.-X., Tao, Z., Xiao, X., Prior, T. J., & Redshaw, C. (2017). A study of the interaction between inverted cucurbit[7]uril and symmetric viologens. RSC advances, 7(1), 461-467. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra24780f

The interaction between inverted cucuribit[7]uril (iQ[7]) and a series of symmetric viologen derivatives bearing aliphatic substituents of variable length, namely dicationic dialkyl-4,4′-bipyridinium guests where the alkyl is CH₃(CH₂)n with n = 0 to... Read More about A study of the interaction between inverted cucurbit[7]uril and symmetric viologens.

Ring opening polymerization of lactides and lactones by multimetallic alkyl zinc complexes derived from the acids Ph₂C(X)CO₂2H (X = OH, NH₂ ) (2017)
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Al-Khafaji, Y. F., Elsegood, M. R. J., Frese, J. W. A., Elsegood, M. R., Frese, J. W., Al-Khafaji, Y., Redshaw, C., Elsegood, M., & Frese, J. (2017). Ring opening polymerization of lactides and lactones by multimetallic alkyl zinc complexes derived from the acids Ph₂C(X)CO₂2H (X = OH, NH₂ ). RSC advances, 7(8), 4510-4517. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA26746G

The reaction of the dialkylzinc reagents R₂Zn with the acids 2,2-Ph₂C(X)(CO₂H), where X = NH₂, OH, i.e. 2,2′-diphenylglycine (dpgH) or benzilic acid (benzH2), in toluene at reflux temperature afforded the tetra-nuclear ring complexes [RZn(dpg)]₄, whe... Read More about Ring opening polymerization of lactides and lactones by multimetallic alkyl zinc complexes derived from the acids Ph₂C(X)CO₂2H (X = OH, NH₂ ).

Chemosensor for micro to nano-molar detection of Ag+ and Hg2+ ions in pure aqueous media and its applications in cell imaging (2017)
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Nandre, J. P., Patil, S. R., Sahoo, S. K., Pradeep, C. P., Churakov, A., Yu, F., Chen, L., Redshaw, C., Patil, A. A., & Patil, U. D. (2017). Chemosensor for micro to nano-molar detection of Ag+ and Hg2+ ions in pure aqueous media and its applications in cell imaging. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 46(41), 14201-14209. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7DT02524F

The pyridine substituted thiourea derivative PTB-1 was synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic techniques as well as by single crystal X-ray crystallography. The metal ion sensing ability of PTB-1 was explored by various experimental (naked-ey... Read More about Chemosensor for micro to nano-molar detection of Ag+ and Hg2+ ions in pure aqueous media and its applications in cell imaging.

Synthesis of mono-O-alkylated homooxacalix[3]arene and a protection–deprotection strategy for homooxacalix[3]arene (2016)
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Wu, C., Ikejiri, Y., Zeng, X., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2017). Synthesis of mono-O-alkylated homooxacalix[3]arene and a protection–deprotection strategy for homooxacalix[3]arene. Organic Letters, 19(1), 66-69. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03338

The regioselective synthesis of mono-O-alkylated homooxacalix[3]arene is accomplished for the first time. The synthetic route relies on two key steps: (i) a facile protection of two OH groups at the lower rim of the homooxacalix[3]arene and (ii) th... Read More about Synthesis of mono-O-alkylated homooxacalix[3]arene and a protection–deprotection strategy for homooxacalix[3]arene.

D-π-D chromophores based on dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3'-d]thiophene (DTT) : potential application in the fabrication of solar cell (2016)
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Akther, T., Feng, X., Elsegood, M. R., Elsegood, M. R., Wang, C.-Z., Do, J.-H., Akther, T., Xing, F., Horsburgh, L., Elsegood, M., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2017). D-π-D chromophores based on dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3'-d]thiophene (DTT) : potential application in the fabrication of solar cell. Tetrahedron, 73(4), 307-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2016.11.077

In this work, four stable dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3'-d]thiophene-based π-extended molecules were designed and synthesized via a Pd-catalysed Sonogashira coupling reaction. The structures of these symmetrical compounds, including dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3'-d]thio... Read More about D-π-D chromophores based on dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3'-d]thiophene (DTT) : potential application in the fabrication of solar cell.

New pre-catalysts for ring opening of lactides/lactones based on earth abundant metals (2016)
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Al-Khafaji, Y. New pre-catalysts for ring opening of lactides/lactones based on earth abundant metals. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219115

In this study, a number of Nb, Ta, Mo, V, Al, Li and Zn complexes have been synthesised and fully characterised. The catalytic behavior of these pre-catalysts towards the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of the cyclic esters is discussed.

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Reduction of diphenylacetylene using Al powder in the presence of noble metal catalysts in water (2016)
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Rayhan, U., Kowser, Z., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). Reduction of diphenylacetylene using Al powder in the presence of noble metal catalysts in water. Tetrahedron, 72(44), 6943-6947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2016.09.021

Diphenylacetylenes can be reduced to the corresponding diphenylethanes (2) in water in excellent yield using Al powder and Pd/C at 60 °C for 3 h in a sealed tube. In addition, the complete reduction of both aromatic rings required 80 °C for 15 h with... Read More about Reduction of diphenylacetylene using Al powder in the presence of noble metal catalysts in water.

A study of anion binding behaviour of 1,3-alternate thiacalix[4]arene-based receptors bearing urea moieties (2016)
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Rahman, S., Tomiyasu, H., Kawazoe, H., Zhao, J.-L., Cong, H., Ni, X.-L., Zeng, X., Elsegood, M. R. J., Warwick, T. G., Teat, S. J., Redshaw, C., Georghiou, P. E., & Yamato, T. (2016). A study of anion binding behaviour of 1,3-alternate thiacalix[4]arene-based receptors bearing urea moieties. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 40(11), 9245-9251. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6nj00923a

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Three novel thiacalix[4]arene receptors 4 a-c each with a 1,3-alternate conformation and possessing two urea moieties linking various phenyl groups substitute... Read More about A study of anion binding behaviour of 1,3-alternate thiacalix[4]arene-based receptors bearing urea moieties.

An unprecedented photochemical reaction for anthracene-containing derivatives (2016)
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Zhao, J.-L., Jiang, X.-K., Wu, C., Wang, C.-Z., Zeng, X., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). An unprecedented photochemical reaction for anthracene-containing derivatives. Chemphyschem, 17(20), 3217-3222. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201600783

A series of anthracene-containing derivatives have been synthesised and characterised. The photochemical behaviour of these derivatives have been investigated by 1 H NMR spectroscopy. An unprecedented photolysis reaction for anthracene-containing de... Read More about An unprecedented photochemical reaction for anthracene-containing derivatives.

A novel fluorescence “on–off–on” chemosensor for Hg²⁺ via a water-assistant blocking heavy atom effect (2016)
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Wu, C., Zhao, J.-L., Jiang, X.-K., Wang, C.-Z., Ni, X.-L., Zeng, X., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). A novel fluorescence “on–off–on” chemosensor for Hg²⁺ via a water-assistant blocking heavy atom effect. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 45(38), 14948-14953. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6dt02274j

Upper rim pyrene-functionalized hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene L was synthesized via Click chemistry, and its fluorescence behaviors toward several common metal cations were investigated. L exhibited a significant fluorescence quenching response to Hg²⁺... Read More about A novel fluorescence “on–off–on” chemosensor for Hg²⁺ via a water-assistant blocking heavy atom effect.

Synthesis, structures and conformational studies of 1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophane-1-enes (2016)
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Akther, T., Islam, M. M., Rahman, S., Georghiou, P. E., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Thuéry, P., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). Synthesis, structures and conformational studies of 1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophane-1-enes. ChemistrySelect, 1(13), 3594-3600. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201600670

A series of 1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophan-1-enes (MCP-1-enes) containing different substituent groups has been synthesized to illustrate their conformational behavior. 4,22-dimethoxy-1,2-dimethyl[2.10]MCP-1-ene 3 was synthesized by a Grignard coupl... Read More about Synthesis, structures and conformational studies of 1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophane-1-enes.